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Rules on the order and party affiliation of candidates on the ballot, 2024
From Ballotpedia
Each state has its own rules governing the placement of offices and candidates on the ballot, along with how the party affiliation of each candidate is displayed. This article describes the rules in all 50 states in effect for the November 2024 election. It includes:
- How offices are ordered on the ballot
- How candidates are ordered on the ballot
- How states denote a candidate's party affiliation
Office order
The table below details how states order offices on the ballot.
| Rules governing the order of offices on the ballot, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | Office order | Official rule |
| Alabama | The order of races is: President, Gov./Lt. Gov, Congress, attorney general, state legislature, judges, state executives, district offices, and other public and party officers. | Statute 17-6-25 |
| Alaska | Alaska does not have rules governing the order of races on the ballot. | N/A |
| Arizona | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state offices, and county and precinct offices. | Statute 16-502 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas does not have rules governing the order of races on the ballot. | N/A |
| California | The order of races is: President, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, insurance commissioner, state board of equalization, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state senate, state assembly, county committee, chief justice of state supreme court, associate justice of state supreme court, chief justice of court of appeals, associate justice of court of appeals, superior court judge, marshal, school district positions, other county offices, city offices, and other district offices, | Statute 13109 |
| Colorado | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov, state executives, state legislature, and district attorney, regional transportation district directors, other district offices greater than a county office, county commissioners, county clerk and recorder, treasurer, assessor, sheriff, surveyor, and coroner. | Statute 1-5-403 |
| Connecticut | The order of races is: President, Gov./Lt. Gov., U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state senator, state representative, secretary of state, treasurer, comptroller, attorney general, and judge of probate. | Statute 9-251 |
| Delaware | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov, and statewide offices. | Statute 15-4502 |
| District of Columbia | The District of Columbia does not have rules governing the order of races on the ballot. | N/A |
| Florida | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov., attorney general, chief financial officer, agriculture commissioner, state attorney, public defender, state senator, state representative, clerk, sheriff, property appraiser, tax collector, school superintendent, supervisor of elections, county board, and other county and district offices. | Statute 101.151 |
| Georgia | Georgia does not have rules governing the order of races on the ballot. | N/A |
| Hawaii | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov, state senate, state house, and county offices. | Statute 11-114 |
| Idaho | Races are listed in descending order beginning with the highest federal office. The secretary of state has discretion to arrange the classification of offices. | Statute 34-906 |
| Illinois | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, state executive, U.S. House, state senate, state representative, trustees of sanitary districts, county offices, and judicial offices. | State of Illinois 2024 General Election Ballot Preparation Guide - Issued by the Illinois State Board of Elections |
| Indiana | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, Gov., secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, U.S. House, state senate, state representative, circuit offices, and county judicial offices, township offices, city offices, and town offices. | IC-3-11-2-12 |
| Iowa | The order of races is determined by the state elections commissioner. | IA Code 49.31 |
| Kansas | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov., secretary of state, attorney general, other statewide offices, state senate, state house, district judge, district magistrate judge, district attorney, and state board of education. State law also provides for the order of county township offices. | Statute 25-611 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky does not have rules governing the order of races on the ballot. | N/A |
| Louisiana | The order of races is: President, Gov./Lt. Gov., secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, commissioner of agriculture, commissioner of insurance, U.S. senator, U.S. representative, justice of the supreme court, judge of a court of appeal, member of the public service commission, member of another state board or commission, and any other state office. State law also provides for the order for local, municipal, and political party offices. | Statute 18-551 |
| Maine | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, Gov., U.S. House, state senate, state house, and county offices in the following order: judge of probate, register of probate, county treasurer, register of deeds, sheriff, district attorney and county commissioner. State law allows for the order of candidates to be changed so that elections using ranked-choice voting are separated from those that are not on the ballot. | Statute 21-601 |
| Maryland | The order of races is: President, Gov./Lt. Gov., comptroller, attorney general, U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep., state senate, state house, and county governing bodies. | MD Statutes 9.210 |
| Massachusetts | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, Gov./Lt. Gov., attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer and receiver general, auditor, U.S. House, councillor, and state legislature. | Statute 8.54.43A |
| Michigan | The order of races is: President, Gov./Lt. Gov, secretary of state, attorney general, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state senator, state representative, college trustees, and county offices. | MCL Section 168.697 |
| Minnesota | The order of races is: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state senator, state representative, and state executives. | Statute 204D.13 |
| Mississippi | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov., secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer, auditor of public accounts, commissioner of agriculture and commerce, commissioner of insurance, transportation commissioner, public service commissioner, district attorney, state senate, state house, countywide offices, and district offices. | Statute 23-15-367 |
| Missouri | Missouri does not have rules governing the order of races on the ballot. | N/A |
| Montana | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov., secretary of state, attorney general, state auditor, state superintendent of public instruction, public service commissioners, clerk of the supreme court, chief justice of the supreme court, justices of the supreme court, district court judges, state senate, state house, and county offices. | Statute 13-12-207 |
| Nebraska | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov., state offices in an order determined by the secretary of state, and nonpartisan offices. | Statute 32-813 |
| Nevada | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov., Lt. Gov, secretary of state, treasurer, controller, attorney general, state senate, state assembly, county and township partisan offices, statewide nonpartisan offices, district nonpartisan offices, county nonpartisan offices, city offices, and township nonpartisan offices. | NRS 293.268 |
| New Hampshire | The order of races is: President, Gov., U.S. Senate, U.S. House, executive councilor, state senate, state house, and county offices. | Section 656:7 |
| New Jersey | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, Gov., U.S. House, state senate, state assembly, county executive, sheriff, county clerk, surrogate, register of deeds and mortgages, county supervisor, board of chosen freeholders, coroners, mayor, and members of municipal governing bodies. | Statute 19:14-8 |
| New Mexico | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov., secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, attorney general, commissioner of public lands, state senator, state representative, public regulation commissioner, public education commissioner, district attorney, judicial offices, and county offices. | NM Administrative Rule 1.10.11.8 |
| New York | New York does not have rules governing the order of races on the ballot. | N/A |
| North Carolina | The order of races is: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and state and local offices (ordered according to size of electorate). | Statute 163-165.6 |
| North Dakota | North Dakota does not have rules governing the order of races on the ballot. | N/A |
| Ohio | The order of races is: Gov./Lt. Gov., attorney general, auditor of state, secretary of state, treasurer of state, chief justice of the supreme court, justice of the supreme court, United States senator, representative to congress, state senator, state representative, judge of a court of appeals, county commissioner, county auditor, prosecuting attorney, clerk of the court of common pleas, sheriff, county recorder, county treasurer, county engineer, and coroner. | Statute 3505.03 |
| Oklahoma | The order of races is determined by the order of their appearance in state statute. | Statute 26-6-103 |
| Oregon | The order of races is: federal offices, state offices, legislative offices, county offices, city offices, and nonpartisan offices. | ORS 254.071 |
| Pennsylvania | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, Gov., U.S. House, and state legislature. | 25 PS 2963 |
| Rhode Island | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov., Lt. Gov., secretary of state, attorney general, treasurer, state senate, state house, and local offices. | 100-RICR-20-00-1.4 |
| South Carolina | The order of races is: Gov./Lt. Gov., secretary of state, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and district candidates. | S.C. Code §7-13-330 |
| South Dakota | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state offices, legislative offices, and county offices. | S.D. Codified Laws § 12-16-5 |
| Tennessee | The order of races is: President, Gov., U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state senate, state house, state supreme court, court of eppeals, court of criminal appeals, circuit court judge, chancellor, criminal court judge, district attorney general, public defender, county mayors, county legislative offices, assessor, county trustee, general session judge, juvenile court judge, sheriff, clerks of court, county clerk, register, county department offices, and municipal offices. | Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-5-208 (c) |
| Texas | The order of races is: federal offices, statewide state offices, district state offices, county offices, and precinct offices. | Statute 52.092 |
| Utah | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov., attorney general, state auditor, state treasurer, state senate, state house, state board of education, county offices, and municipal offices. | Statute 20A-6-305 |
| Vermont | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov., Lt. Gov, treasurer, secretary of state, auditor of accounts, attorney general, state senate, state house, judge of probate, assistant judge, state's attorney, sheriff, and high bailiff. | 17 V.S.A. § 2471 |
| Virginia | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov., attorney general, state senate, state house, and locality-wide offices. | Ballot Standards: Virginia State Board of Elections |
| Washington | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Gov./Lt. Gov., secretary of state, state treasurer, state auditor, attorney general, commissioner of public lands, superintendent of public instruction, insurance commissioner, state senator, state representative, county officers, justices of the supreme court, judges of the court of appeals, judges of the superior court, and judges of the district court. | Statute 29A-36-121 |
| West Virginia | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, commissioner of agriculture, attorney general, state senator, state delegate, any other multicounty office, state executive committee, justice of the supreme court of appeals, judge of the circuit court, family judge, magistrate, county ticket, nonpartisan ballot, district ticket, and national convention. | WV State Code 3-6-2 WV State Code 3-15-13A |
| Wisconsin | The order of races is: President, Gov./Lt. Gov, attorney general, secretary of state, state treasurer, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state senator, state representative, district attorney and the county offices. | Wisconsin Statute 5.64 Wisconsin Statute 5.62 |
| Wyoming | The order of races is: President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, governor, secretary of state, state auditor, state treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction, state senator, state representative, county commissioner, coroner, district attorney, county attorney, sheriff, clerk, treasurer, assessor, clerk of the district court, and candidates for precinct offices. | WY Stat § 22-6-117 |
Candidate order
The table below details how states order candidates on the ballot.
| Rules governing the order of candidates on the ballot, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | Candidate order | Official rule |
| Alabama | Candidates are listed in alphabetical order within party sections that are listed in alphabetical order. | Statute 17-6-24 |
| Alaska | The order of candidates for state representative are determined by random draw. The order of candidates for all other federal and state offices are rotated. | Statute 15-15-030 |
| Arizona | In primary elections, candidates are rotated so that they appear equally on the top, middle, and bottom of the ballot order. In general elections, candidates are ordered by the party that won the last gubernatorial vote in the county, followed by candidates for parties not on the ballot during the last gubernatorial election in alphabetical order, followed by unaffiliated candidates in alphabetical order. If there is more than one candidate running from the same party, candidate names are alternated. | Statute 14-464 Statute 16-502 |
| Arkansas | The order of candidates is determined by random draw held by the county board of election commissioners.. | Statute 7-7-305 |
| California | The alphabet is arranged randomly by lot, and then candidates are ordered by surname according to the randomized alphabet. | Statute 13112 |
| Colorado | Candidates for president and governor are ordered alphabetically. Candidates for all other offices are arranged into three groups by major political party, minor political party, and all other political parties. In each of these three groups, candidates are ordered by lot. | 1-5-403 1-5-404 |
| Connecticut | Candidates are ordered by party in the following order:
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Statute 9-249a |
| Delaware | Candidates are arranged in columns by party. Democratic candidates are placed in the first column, followed by Republicans, and then other parties are placed by the decision of the Department of Elections. Unaffiliated candidates appear in alphabetical order after the listing of the political parties. | Statute 15-4502 |
| District of Columbia | The order of candidates is determined by lot. | D.C. Code § 1-1001.08 |
| Florida | In primary elections, candidates are ordered alphabetically. In general elections, candidates from the party that received the most votes for governor in the last election are placed first. Minor party candidates appear in the order they qualified. | Statute 101.151 |
| Georgia | In a primary or special election, candidates are listed alphabetically. In a general election, candidates are arranged in party columns. These columns are ordered by how many votes the party received in the last gubernatorial election in descending order, followed by parties without a gubernatorial candidate in the last election in alphabetical order, followed by independent candidates, and lastly write-in candidates. If two or more candidates with the same party designation are candidates for the same office then they are listed in alphabetical order. | [Statute Statute 21-2-285 |
| Hawaii | Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. | Statute 11-115 |
| Idaho | For all federal, state, county, and city offices the candidate names are rotated in a manner determined by the secretary of state. In elections in a political entity with fewer than 100,000 registered voters, candidates names are ordered using a random alphabet. | Idaho Code § 34-903 |
| Illinois | Candidates are ordered by party in the order of filing. For candidates who filed simultaneously, a lottery is held. | Statute 16-3 |
| Indiana | Candidates are arranged in party columns. The parties are ordered based on how many votes their candidate for secretary of state received in the previous election. All other parties are listed on the ballot in order in which they filed a petition of nomination. | IC 3-11-2-6 |
| Iowa | Counties are ordered alphabetically and then numbered by secretary of state. The two parties that received the most votes in the previous election are ordered alphabetically. Then:
|
IA Code 49.31 |
| Kansas | The state is divided into as many geographical divisions as there are candidates in a particular race. Candidates are ordered differently in each election division based on an alphabetic rotation. | Statute 25-610 |
| Kentucky | The order of candidates is determined by random draw held by the secretary of state. | Statute 118.225 |
| Louisiana | Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. Candidates with the same surname are listed in alphabetical order by first name. | Statute 18-551 |
| Maine | Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. | Statute 21-601 |
| Maryland | In primary elections, candidates are grouped together by party. In general elections, candidates are ordered by party, with majority party candidates first, followed by principal minority party candidates, and then by party based on the number of voters registered to that party. | MD Statutes 9.210 |
| Massachusetts | Incumbents are listed first, followed by the names of candidates of political parties, and then followed by the names of all other candidates. | Statute 8.54.42 |
| Michigan | In primary and nonpartisan elections, candidate order is rotated alphabetically by precinct such that each candidate does not appear at the top of the order more times than any other candidate in that race. In partisan general elections, the party receiving the most votes in the last election for secretary of state is placed first on the ballot, with the other parties to follow in order of votes received. | MCL Section 168.569a MCL Section 168.703 |
| Minnesota | General election candidates for president are ordered by party based on the following formula: the total number of votes for all party candidates for state office divided by the number of candidates. Parties are listed in ascending order (small averages first). Candidates for all other partisan offices, as well as primary elections candidates, are rotated with names of other candidates "so that the name of each candidate appears substantially an equal number of times at the top, at the bottom, and at each intermediate place in that group of candidates." | Statute 204D.08 Statute 204D.13 |
| Mississippi | Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. | Statute 23-15-367 |
| Missouri | Candidates are ordered by party. Parties are ordered by the party that won the last gubernatorial election, followed by other parties in descending vote order. New parties appear next in the order their petition was filed. Independent candidates are listed after all party candidates. | Statute 115.239 |
| Montana | Candidate order is rotated alphabetically so that each candidate appears at the top of the list for each office on as equal a number of ballots as possible. All ballots used in a single precinct must be identical. | Statute 13-12-205 |
| Nebraska | For partisan offices, candidates are ordered by party based on the number of votes that party received in the last gubernatorial election, with candidates nominated via petition after. For nonpartisan offices, candidates are listed in order of filing and then rotated by precinct/ward. |
Statute 32-810 Statute 32-814 Statute 32-815 |
| Nevada | Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. | NRS 293.267 |
| New Hampshire | Candidates are ordered by the secretary of state using a randomized draw. | Section 656:5-a |
| New Jersey | Candidates are grouped by party with party order determined by the county clerk drawing lots. | Statute 19:14-12 |
| New Mexico | The state randomizes the alphabet. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order according to that randomized alphabet. If two candidates share identical names order is determined by a drawing a card form a 52-card deck (jokers, aces, and face cards removed) and the candidate with the higher card drawn. Independent candidates are listed after partisan candidates in alphabetical order (following the randomized alphabet). | Rule 1.10.7.8 Rule 1.10.7.9 |
| New York | In primary elections, election officials determine candidate order. In general elections, candidates are ordered by party based on the number of votes that party received in the last gubernatorial election. Unaffiliated candidates appear after partisan candidates in an order decided by election officials. For offices in which two or more people are elected, candidates can request the order be determined by lot. | Statute 7-116 |
| North Carolina | Candidates are listed in either alphabetical or reverse alphabetical order. The secretary of state determines which order to use by a random drawing. | Statute 163-165.6 |
| North Dakota | Candidate names are alternated. | ND Century Code 16.1-06-05 |
| Ohio | Candidate names are listed alphabetically and rotated. | Statute 3505.03 |
| Oklahoma | In primary elections, candidate names are rotated, except on absentee ballots, where the order is determined by the secretary of the state election board. In general elections, candidates from recognized parties are printed first in an order determined by lot, followed by independent candidates in an order determined by lot. | Statute 26-6-106 Statute 26-6-107 |
| Oregon | The state randomizes the alphabet. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order according to that randomized alphabet. | ORS § 254.155 |
| Pennsylvania | In the primary election, candidates are ordered by lot. In the general election, candidates are ordered by party based on the number of votes that party received in the last gubernatorial election. Unaffiliated candidates appear after partisan candidates in an order decided by election officials. | 25 PS 2962 25 PS 2963 |
| Rhode Island | Candidates in primary elections endorsed by their party are printed first on the ballot, with unendorsed candidates following. If no candidates are endorsed, candidate order is determined by lot for federal and state offices. Party order for general elections is determined by lot. | 100-RICR-20-00-1 100-RICR-20-00-1.2 |
| South Carolina | Candidates for partisan general election races are ordered by the State Election Commission. Candidates for nonpartisan general election races, as well as primary elections, are listed in alphabetical order. | S.C. Code §7-13-320 S.C. Code §7-13-335 S.C. Code §7-13-610 |
| South Dakota | Party order is determined by random draw and candidate order within a party is also determined by random draw. | S.D. Codified Laws § 12-16-3.1 S.D. Codified Laws § 12-16-8 |
| Tennessee | On the primary ballot, candidates are listed alphabetically. On the general election ballot, party columns are ordered as follows: majority party, minority party, recognized minor parties, and independents. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order within the party columns. | Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-5-208 (d) |
| Texas | Candidates are ordered by party based on the number of votes that party received in the last gubernatorial election. Parties that did not participate in the last gubernatorial election are determined by random draw. Unaffiliated candidates are ordered by random draw. | Statute 52.091 Statute 52.094 |
| Utah | The state randomizes the alphabet. Candidates are listed in alphabetical order according to that randomized alphabet. | Statute 20A-6-302 |
| Vermont | Candidates are listed in alphabetical order. | 17 V.S.A. § 2472 |
| Virginia | Party order is determined by lot. | Va. Code §24.2-613.C |
| Washington | For the office of president, parties are ordered based on the number of votes that party received in the last presidential election, followed by independent candidates and then parties without a presidential candidate. Independent and minor parties are listed in order of their qualification with the secretary of state. Other candidates are ordered by random draw. | Statute 29A-36-131 Statute 29A-36-161 |
| West Virginia | Candidates are ordered by random draw. Parties are ordered based on the number of votes that party received in the last presidential election, followed by parties without a presidential candidate. | WV State Code 3-6-2 WV State Code 3-15-13A |
| Wisconsin | Parties are ordered based on the number of votes that party received in the last presidential or gubernatorial election. Unaffiliated candidates are ordered by random draw. | Wisconsin Statute 5.64 |
| Wyoming | Parties are ordered by county based on the number of votes that party received in the U.S. House election in that county, followed by provisional parties ordered by random draw. Independent candidates are then listed in alphabetical order. Candidates are then rotated in each precinct. | WY Stat § 22-6-121 WY Stat § 22-6-122 |
Party affiliation
The map below displays how states provide the party affiliation of candidates on the ballot. The table below provides links to the specific statute or rule.
| Rules governing party affiliation on the ballot, 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| State | Party affiliation | Official rule |
| Alabama | Candidates appear in party columns. | Statute 17-6-24 |
| Alaska | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 15-15-030 |
| Arizona | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 16-502 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas does not have rules governing the appearance of party affiliation on the ballot. | N/A |
| California | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 13105 |
| Colorado | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 1-5-404 |
| Connecticut | Candidates appear in party columns. | Statute 9-250 |
| Delaware | Candidates appear in party columns. | Statute 15-4502 |
| District of Columbia | The District of Columbia does not have rules governing the appearance of party affiliation on the ballot. | N/A |
| Florida | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 101.151 |
| Georgia | Candidates appear in party columns. | Statute 21-2-285 |
| Hawaii | Hawaii does not have rules governing the appearance of party affiliation on the ballot. | N/A |
| Idaho | Idaho does not have rules governing the appearance of party affiliation on the ballot. | N/A |
| Illinois | Candidates appear in party columns. | Statute 16-3 |
| Indiana | Candidates appear in party columns. | IC 3-11-2-9 |
| Iowa | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | IA Code 49.57 |
| Kansas | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 25-613 |
| Kentucky | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 117.145 |
| Louisiana | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 18-551 |
| Maine | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 21-601 |
| Maryland | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | MD Law Code 9.210 |
| Massachusetts | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 8.54.41 |
| Michigan | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Michigan Ballot Productions Standards Chapter 20 |
| Minnesota | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 204B.36 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi does not have rules governing the appearance of party affiliation on the ballot. | N/A |
| Missouri | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 115.237 |
| Montana | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 13-12-203 |
| Nebraska | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 32-817 |
| Nevada | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | NRS 293.267 |
| New Hampshire | Candidates appear in party columns. | Section 656:9 |
| New Jersey | Candidates appear in party columns. | Statute 19:14-12 |
| New Mexico | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | NM Administrative Rule 1.10.6.8 |
| New York | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 7-104 |
| North Carolina | North Carolina does not have rules governing the appearance of party affiliation on the ballot. | N/A |
| North Dakota | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | ND Century Code 16.1-06-05 |
| Ohio | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 3505.03 |
| Oklahoma | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 26-6-106 |
| Oregon | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | ORS § 254.135 |
| Pennsylvania | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | 25 PS 2963 |
| Rhode Island | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | 100-RICR-20-00-1.4 |
| South Carolina | Candidates appear in party columns. | S.C. Code §7-13-320 |
| South Dakota | Candidates appear in party columns. | S.D. Codified Laws § 12-16-2 |
| Tennessee | Candidates appear in party columns. | Tenn. Code Ann. § 2-5-206 (b) |
| Texas | Candidates appear in party columns. | Statute 52.065 |
| Utah | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 20A-6-301 |
| Vermont | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | 17 V.S.A. § 2472 |
| Virginia | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Va. Code §24.2-613 |
| Washington | Party designation appears after a candidate's name. | Statute 29A-52-112 |
| West Virginia | Candidates appear in party columns. | WV State Code 3-6-2 |
| Wisconsin | Candidates appear in party columns. | Wisconsin Statute 5.64 |
| Wyoming | Candidates appear in party columns. | WY Stat § 22-6-120 |
See also
- Voting in 2024
- Who can I contact with questions about voting?
- Who runs elections in the United States?
- Why do states have different election rules?
- Can I register to vote online?
- Does my state have same-day voter registration?
- Do I need voter ID?
- Do I have to vote for everything on my ballot?
- What happens if I mark outside the lines or use the wrong pen/pencil?
- Can I take a ballot selfie?
- Is my employer required to grant me time off to vote?
- Can I vote if I have a felony conviction?
- Can I vote if I am not a citizen?
- What is a provisional ballot?
- What does it mean to challenge a voter's eligibility, and who can do it?
- How can I learn more about how my jurisdiction administers elections?
Footnotes
